81. Rob Henderson S Paganism Page . . /^\V /\ I O o //..\ I . \.` I /l\/j\ ( . O /. ~~ ,I . \\Lj^\/Io \/v} I o . I _ Ic(` )o l I \. ,/ _/j Ll\_! _ http://grex.cyberspace.org/~robh/occult.html

82. Slavic Pagan Holidays She was given offerings of vegetables. One reference fixes this dateon Oct 28. back to the Slavic paganism Witchcraft home page. http://members.aol.com/hpsofsnert/holid.html

Slavic Pagan Holidays Highlighted holidays link to images. Rituals are in the process of being written. Winter Spring Summer Autumn Winter Koljada (Kohl-YAH-da) - The Winter Solstice. Most agree that the word comes from the Roman word "calendae" which meant the first 10 days of any month. Some, however, believe the word is derived from the word "Kolo" or wheel - much like the word "Yule" is an Anglo-Saxon word for wheel. The holiday's original name may have been "Ovsen". The holiday was filled with revelry. Processions of people masked like animals and cross-dressers roamed the village. Often they were accompanied by a "goat"- a goat's head, either real or (usually) made and stuffed on a stick. The person holding the "goat" would be covered by a blanket to play the part. Sometimes a child on horseback - symbol of the reborn sun - would accompany them; the horse was often played by two young men in horses costumes. One of the wenders would carry a spinning solar symbol, internally lit by a candle, on a stick. Later, after Christianity entered the scene, the spinning "sun" became a star. This unusual group would stop and sing Koljada songs from house to house. These songs usually included invocations to "Koljada", the god or goddess of the holiday, praises and good wishes,requests for handouts and threats for refusal. The handouts, also called "koljada", usually took the form of little pastries or "korovki" shaped like cows or goats. The were sometimes just in the shape of the animals head, but often were described as having "horns and tails and everything." The korovki were traditionally baked by the old people in the house, the grandmothers and grandfathers.

83. The Gathering - Pagan & Wiccan Culture A Christian pastor takes a look at American Neopaganism. Not antagonistic. http://www.gathering4square.com/Gathering_Web/NewPages/pagan_study_intro.html

Witches Are Real People Too by Phil Wyman In completion of the course "Folk Religion: Belief and Practice" Fuller Seminary Welcome to The Gathering You have just stumbled into our pages on Paganism and Witchcraft. At the bottom of the page you will find links taking you to further resources, such as our Pagan - Christian discussion list, further writings from The Gathering, and general information about who we are . The Gathering logo will take you to our homepage, and the symbols in the left column will spirit you around our site as well. Is this what you would expect from a Christian Church in Witch City USA? Thanks for visiting, and now...back to our regularly scheduled program.

84. Comparing Christianity & The New Paganism Comparing Christianity The New paganism PETER KREEFT. The most Thatreligion is paganism — and it is very much alive. paganism is http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0010.html

Home Email This Article Print PETER KREEFT The most serious challenge for Christianity today isn't one of the other great religions of the world, such as Islam or Buddhism. Nor is it simple atheism, which has no depth, no mass appeal, no staying power. Rather, it's a religion most of us think is dead. That religion is paganism — and it is very much alive. Paganism is simply the natural gravity of the human spirit, the line of least resistance, religion in its fallen state. Peter Kreeft The most serious challenge for Christianity today isn't one of the other great religions of the world, such as Islam or Buddhism. Nor is it simple atheism, which has no depth, no mass appeal, no staying power. Rather, it's a religion most of us think is dead. That religion is paganism — and it is very much alive. Paganism is simply the natural gravity of the human spirit, the line of least resistance, religion in its fallen state. The “old” paganism came from the country. Indeed, the very word “paganism” comes from the Latin pagani, “from the fields” or “country-dwellers.” Country people were the last to be converted to Christianity during the Roman Empire, the last to abandon their ancestral roots in pre-Christian belief. Today, country people are the last to abandon Christianity for the “new” paganism, which flourishes in the cities. The old paganism was a far greater thing than the new. In fact, Chesterton brilliantly summarized the entire spiritual history of the world in this one sentence: “Paganism was the biggest thing in the world, and Christianity was bigger and everything since has been comparatively small.”

85. Libra Aries Books Book retailer specializing in paganism, Earth Mysteries, and Shamanism. A mail order service is available. http://www.pixie-inc.demon.co.uk/libra

Libra Aries Books Libra Aries Books is a book retailer. We specialize in Earth Mysteries, Folklore, Celtic and Norse Traditions, Wicca, Paganism, Shamanism, Golden Dawn, Buddhism (Buddhadharma), Taoism, Mind-Body-Spirit (MBS), Divination, Herbs, Permaculture, Psychedelia... We are now based in Cambridge and travel to events around the country. We also offer a mail order service. Mail order Our catalogue and mail order details are online here. We can accept payment by cheque to Libra Aries Books , or over the Internet via PayPal : please email us for details. Events Libra Aries Books will be at most pagan conferences, many folk events, and other festivals. Earth Spirit Moot, Town Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire. Saturday 29th May. Celebrating 25 years of Northern Earth Magazine with Earth Mysteries luminaries. For tickets email: moot@northernearth.co.uk Strawberry Fair, Midsummer Common, Cambridge. Saturday 5th June. Cambridge's famous Free Festival, in the Green Area it's Cool! Ely Folk Weekend, Ely, Cambs. 9th to 11th July. A fine summers weekend of exceptional musical craftsmanship, and Morris Dancers. Kick off your shoes, and relax. For tickets phone (01353) 664706.

86. Hakim Bey / Paganism paganism. CONSTELLATIONS BY WHICH TO steer the barque of the soul. The personalmythscape. paganism has not yet invented lawsonly virtues. http://www.v2.nl/FreeZone/ZoneText/Diversions/Broadsheets/PaganismBS.html

Main V2 Root V2 Archief FreeZone File Contents: Excerpt from Chaos: The Broadsheets of Ontological Anarchy by Hakim Bey. This document was gleaned from an excellent Hakim Bey source, Marius Watz's site , and was HTMLized by Tom Jennings. Paganism The pagan body becomes a Court of Angels who all perceive this placethis very groveas paradise ("If there is a paradise, surely it is here !"inscription on a Mughal garden gate).. But ontological anarchism is too paleolithic for eschatology- -things are real, sorcery works, bush-spirits one with the Imagination, death an unpleasant vaguenessthe plot of Ovid's Metamorphoses an epic of mutability. The personal mythscape. Paganism has not yet invented lawsonly virtues. No priestcraft, no theology or metaphysics or moralitybut a universal shamanism in which no one attains real humanity without a vision. Raven, the potlatch trickster, sometimes a boy, old woman, bird who stole the Moon, pine needles floating on a pond, Heckle/Jeckle totempole-head, chorus-line of crows with silver eyes dancing on the woodpilesame as Semar the hunchback albino hermaphrodite shadow-puppet patron of the Javanese revolution. The hulls of its pirate ships are lacquered black, the lateen sails are red, black banners with the device of a winged hourglass.

87. The Wellhead Alexandrian group, UK. Explanation of paganism and British Traditional Witchcraft, recommended resources, including discussions of gender and gay paganism. http://www.thewellhead.org.uk/

"Oh Isis veiled - the many who is "She" - Lead us to the well of memory: The wellhead where the pale white cypress grows, by secret twilight paths that no man knows... Diana of the ways and Hecate Selene of the moon and Persephone..." From The Persephone ritual - adapted from the text of Dion Fortune's "Sea Priestess" and "Moon Magic" Welcome, Traveller - please, stop a while. Here - sit beneath the shade of these Cypress trees; rest from your journey across the winding, twisting roads... Take a moment to listen to the wind in the branches above you, to hear the lark high in the sapphire-sky above you; dip the wooden bowl into the still, clear waters of the well on whose ancient stone-sides you now sit - feel the rough wood against your lips as the cool water fills your senses and quenches your thirst. Drink deep, Traveller; and be refreshed... Enter the WellHead You are visitor number: since January 2000. Counter kindly provided by http://www.digits.com Site Navigation: Craft 101 recommended reading Tradition and Mystery Gay pagans? ... Webrings Reply regarding this page to the Wellhead Elders at: thecoven @ thewellhead . org . uk

88. CAWeb - CAW Articles - Neo-Paganism And The Church Of All Worlds: Some Questions CAWeb CAW Articles - WNeo-paganism and the Church of All Worlds Some Questionsand Answers. (End of Part 1 of questions.). What is Neo-paganism? http://www.caw.org/articles/cawquest.html

Go to: CAWeb Green Egg How About Magic Events ... Site Index Neo-Paganism and the Church of All Worlds Some Questions and Answers (Part 1 of 2) Questions: What is Neo-Paganism? Doesn't "Pagan" mean irreligious or heathen? Don't Pagans worship the Devil? What is the relationship between Paganism and Witchcraft? ... What's different about CAW? (End of Part 1 of questions.) What is Neo-Paganism? Neo-Paganism is a revival and reconstruction of ancient Nature religions adapted for the modern world. It is a religion of the living Earth a religious motif especially appropriate to the Aquarian Age, as Christianity was the dominant religious motif of the Piscean Age. Neo-Paganism is a natural religion, viewing humanity as a functional organ within the greater organism of all Life, rather than as something special created separate and "above" the rest of the natural world. Neo-Pagans seek not to conquer Nature, but to harmonize and integrate with Her. Neo-Paganism should be regarded as "Green Religion," just as we have "Green Politics" and "Green Economics." Return to Questions Doesn't "Pagan" mean irreligious or heathen?

89. The Wizard's Emporium For paganism, costume garb, and collectors looking for unusual, traditional, historical reproductions. http://www.wizardsemporium.com

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90. DC Discussions -> Paganism paganism. Topic Title, Topic Starter, Replies, Views, Last Action. Tangra? silver_surfer, 0, 20, 23rd April 2004 0255 AM Last Post by silver_surfer. http://www.dcpages.com/forums/index.php?showforum=200

91. The Ancient Root Of Pagan Error - Part 1 Of 3 Traces the origins of modern paganism. http://www.spiritwatch.org/paglie1.htm

the Spirit Watch The Ancient Root Of Pagan Error - Part 1 of 3 by Donalyn H. Vaughn O ne thing all the false religions (be it Wicca, Hinduism, or even the pseudo-Christian groups like Unity, and Mormonism) have in common is a great and singular lie that their beliefs are based on. This falsehood has been the essential basis upon which spiritual deception has sought to ensnare the unwary with throughout history. This lie led man into rebellion against the revealed will of God in the Garden of Eden, as the Genesis account reveals. This rebellion became literally the first sinful act of mankind. And it was patterned after Satan's own presumptuous rebellion against his Creator, the first known defiance of God's will. What was this very first sin? Satan thought he could be God. This got him kicked out of heaven. What did Satan use to get Eve to eat from that tree in the garden? The same lie. He told her that she would not die, and that she would become like God: Genesis 3:1-6: 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

92. Definition Of Paganism Definition of paganism. paganism. paganism value. I. CLAIMS OF paganismTO THE NAME OF RELIGION. INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE. http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/dissent/defpagan.htm

Definition of Paganism Paganism Paganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one revealed by God, and, in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, and Mohammedanism. The term is also used as the equivalent of Polytheism (q.v.). It is derived from the Latin pagus , whence pagani (i. e. those who live in the country), a name given to the country folk who remained heathen after the cities had become Christian. Various forms of Paganism are described in special articles (e.g. Brahminism, Buddhism , Mithraism); the present article deals only with certain aspects of Paganism in general which will be helpful in studying its details and in judging its value. I. CLAIMS OF PAGANISM TO THE NAME OF RELIGION INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE Nature Worship generally, and Agrarian in particular, were unable to fulfill the promise they appeared to make. The latter was to a large extent responsible for the Tammuz cult of Babylon, with which the worships of Adonis and Attis, and even of Dionysus, are so unmistakably allied. Much might have been hoped from these religions with their yearly festival of the dying and rising god, and his sorrowful sister or spouse: yet it was precisely in these cults that the worst perversions existed. Ishtar, Astarte, and Cybele had their male and female prostitutes, their Galli: Josiah had to cleanse the temple of Yahweh of their booths (cf. the Qedishim and Kelabim , Deut., xxiii, 17; II Kings, xxiii, 7; cf. I Kings, xiv, 24; xv, 12), and even in the Greek world, where prostitution was not else regarded as religious, Eryx and Corinth at least were contaminated by Semitic influence, which Greece could not correct. "Although the story of Aphrodite's love", says Dr. Farnell, "is human in tone and very winning, yet there are no moral or spiritual ideas in the worship at all, no conception of a resurrection that might stir human hopes. Adonis personifies merely the life of the fields and gardens that passes away and blooms again. All that Hellenism could do for this Eastern god was to invest him with the grace of idyllic poetry" ("Cults of the Greek States", II, 649, 1896-1909; cf. Lagrange, op. cit., 220, 444 etc.)

93. Snazzdragon Publications A small press providing information about magic and paganism, witchy wares and occult treasures. They also offer magical learning and correspondence courses. http://www.snazzdragon.com/

The Snazzdragon Website is offline at the moment while I do some much needed updates and spring cleaning. At the moment real world stuff doesn't leave me as much time as I would like to work on my websites but Snazzdragon Publications will be back soon, bigger and better than ever before! Earn online with the best 'Get Paid' and Affiliate opportunities. Check out our current auctions or surf for a bargain at eBay.com

94. Paganism (Paganismo) paganism(paganismO). Wicca. Religio Romana. Asatru. Griego. Celta. paganism inthe Modern World A look back at history and how it applies to paganism today. http://www.lunas.4mg.com/inglish/paganismo.htm

Free Web site hosting - Freeservers.com Web Hosting - GlobalServers.com Choose an ISP NetZero High Speed Internet ... Dial up $14.95 or NetZero Internet Service $9.95 PAGANISM(PAGANISMO) Wicca Religio Romana Asatru Griego ... Camlyn's Haven For Pagan Elders - Resource for Pagan Elders and others to come and learn from each other, for one should always be learning and growing. Groton In The Witchcraft Times - Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Boston, 1883, 1-29, 3rd series. The Pagan Coffee Talks - Monthly gathering for socialization and networking in Portsmouth, NH, USA on the second Sunday of every month. Pagan Resource Center - Information on Pagan beliefs, community, clergy, Wicca, Witchcraft, Eastern philosophies, Western Mystery Traditions, and religious rights. Pagan-Home - Web site and an email list addressing the needs of the Internet Pagan community by providing instructional information regarding paganism, spell-work, and rituals. Paganism in the Modern World - A look back at history and how it applies to Paganism today. Rites and Rituals - A Web Page focusing on Paganism. A good grouping of various pagan rituals that are not all Wiccan. Includes Norse, Greek, Roman and Celt as well.

95. XZEASDOMAIN Poetry with its roots buried in paganism. http://www.geocities.com/xzea43

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96. ßçû÷åñòâî ñëàâÿí - ýíöèêëîïåäèÿ ñëàâÿíñêîé The summary for this Russian page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set. http://paganism.msk.ru/

"È âîò ãðÿäåò ñ ñèëàìè ìíîãèìè Äàæüáîã òîãî, î êîòîðîì èìåëè ïðåäñòàâëåíèå..." "Âåëåñîâà Êíèãà 4à-I" "Óæå íåâåñåëîå âðåìÿ,áðàòüÿ, íàñòàëî... È âñòàëà îáèäà â ñèëàõ Äàæüáîæèèõ âíóêîâ..." "Ñëîâî î ïîëêó Èãîðåâå" "Ðàñêà÷êà òàêàÿ ïîéäåò, êàêîé ìèð åùå íå âèäàë. Çàòóìàíèòñÿ Ðóñü, çàïëà÷åò çåìëÿ ïî ñòàðûì Áîãàì..." "Ôåäîð Äîñòîåâñêèé" "ßçû÷åñòâî ñëàâÿí" http://paganism.msk.ru Èçìåíåí àäðåñ paganism.msk.ru E-MAIL

97. Podsnet Home Page The Pagan Occult Distribution System, a group of Bulletin Board Systems, with information for anyone wishing to find out more about paganism and earth religions. http://www.io.com/~podnet/index.htm

Welcome to PODSNet Welcome to PODSNet. PODS is the Pagan Occult Distribution System. We are a group of Bulletin Board Systems Operators who follow alternative religious paths. Our network is designed to provide support and information for anyone wishing to find out more about paganism and earth religions. We present below links to various resources dealing with these alternative religions, as well as such diverse topics such as herbalism, healing, and many others. We invite you to look around, make yourself comfortable and expand your horizons a bit. Please bear in mind that this site is brand new and is as yet under heavy construction. Currently, we have a very extensive links page that shows many other sites with information. Feel free to use this as your starting point on your journey. If you have any suggestions as to the content, or other comments, please send us email Links to other Pagan sites The Shaman's Union The Herbalist We plan to add more information on these and other topics soon. Please check back with us frequently. The Herbalist Faery Wicca Wicca

98. A Brief Examination Of Paganism A Brief Examination of paganism. By Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D.A more encompassing term for witchcraft would be paganism. It http://logosresourcepages.org/pagen.html

A Free Gift God's Good News There's Only One Way God's Simple Plan ... he Road to Heaven "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12 A Brief Examination of Paganism By Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D. A more encompassing term for witchcraft would be paganism. It has been called "man's first attempt at technology or his initial effort to gain control of his environment. Paganists chose certain people to be in charge of these efforts who were called shamans or Witch doctors. Shamans gave human names to natural forces and then would use various means to attempt to communicate with these environmental units. When the Shaman's efforts failed, he would inform his followers that the "gods" required or demanded a sacrifice or gifts. Confusion began during the middle ages when Paganism and Christianity met head on. There was a blending of beliefs in an attempt at compromise to keep the peace and encourage social acceptance. Many of the Pagan traditions in force in America today are easily identified by religion and philosophy dating back to Greek, Roman and Egyptian worship and beliefs. There is a difference however in religions which derive some sort of "divine revelation" and natural religions.

99. Paganism, Wicca, Polytheism, Nature Worship Religions Challenged paganism, Wicca, Polytheism, Nature Worship religions challenged. http://www.christian-faith.com/religion/pagans.html

A Challenge to Pagans I understand that paganism is a growing religious force in the world today. Also, there are quite a number of forms of paganism - Druidism, Wicca, Witchcraft just to name a few. Perhaps you feel that your rituals and other spiritual activities will help to save the Earth from self-destruction. You may distrust Christianity for quite a few reasons. You can't stand the doctrine of eternal punishment, and you probably feel that most Monotheistic religions, especially Christianity, are a hindrance to spiritual development. Most pagans are polytheists (they acknowledge and worship more than one god or goddess). You probably believe that these divine powers are within you and you need to get into harmony with them. You may be a Nature-Worshipper of some form. Some Preliminaries 1. Points we may have in common. a. We believe in the reality of a spiritual world that exists now in parallel with the physical universe. Many churches are spiritually dead - emphasizing "club rules" and not a personal encounter with the divine. But more and more churches are coming alive and are learning what it means to have a relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has greater power than all the rest of the angels and demons combined. b. We believe that it is good for us to care for our environment. As a Christian, I believe that God gave us this world to look after and enjoy, but not to abuse. So I would sympathise with attempts to limit ecological destruction and the spread of pollution. In my view it is sinful to ruin the environment for personal or corporate profit. The Bible talks of God "destroying those who destroy the earth" (Rev. 11:18).

100. -- Beliefnet.com Some NeoPagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-paganism along withadherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8058_1.html

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